Radio wiring question

[audihelge at start.no]

On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:32:05 -0400, "Beatty, Robert" wrote:

>What the install calls for from Alpine is this :  Illumination lead - This
>lead may be connected to the vehicles instrument cluster illumination lead,
>this will allow the backlighting of the CDA-9883 to dim whenever the
>vehicles lights are turned on.
>
>I am thinking I could probably just splice into one of the low power bulbs
>illuminating the ash tray and that would probably give it the signal its
>looking for.

Yes, that's correct. As long as it is not a bulb that has its
brightness adjusted together with the instrument lighting, you are OK.
What you want is simply a lead that provides 12V when the light switch
is on and no voltage when the light switch is off.

>Also anyone know if there is an remote turn on for the antenna amps in the
>rear?  I connected up the antenna, but my reception is definitely worse and
>I am wondering if I need to splice that turnon into the AMP turn that I have
>in the trunk so they are turning on together.

I have installed an Alpine 9855, and I have exactly the same problem.
I made no change between the old (Sony) and the new radio connections,
but the reception is absolutely useless. I have not looked into the
problem yet, but I sure hope that the radio is not THAT bad.
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Helge Wunderlich